Bathhouse Betty

Review ...[O]n "I'm Beautiful," in which her old, Divine Miss M persona returns, hawking her own "cosmic fabulosity," ... she keeps up her Mae-West-meets-the-Andrews-Sisters schtick.... -- People Product description Bathhouse Betty's title harks back to Midler's early days as a favorite of the Manhattan gay community. Its eclectic, surprisingly strong choice of material also recalls the triumphs of her first two albums. Here she discovers a sassy new anthem in "I'm Beautiful," adds Dave Frishberg's wry "I'm Hip" for good measure, and also makes room for R&B classics like Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles' "I Sold My Heart to the Junkman" and Big Maybelle's "One Monkey Don't Stop No Show." Singer-songwriters Leonard Cohen ("Song of Bernadette") and Ben Folds ("Boxing," an imagined monologue by Muhammad Ali) help offset the bathos of "My One True Friend," the latest in Midler's series of instant-standard ballads. --Rickey Wright
ASIN: B00000AG8V
VSKU: HBSV.B00000AG8V.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Midler, Bette
Binding: Audio cd
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Condition Notes: Discs is in good condition and comes in original case with original artwork.